Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-26
WRTY-NIaTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25,

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.
Senator Farwell was sworn in TODAY.
Mr.. Frye presented the credentials of his
colleague, Mr.. Hale, for the fall term COM
meDcing March 4, 1887.
Mr.. Allison presented conference report
on the appropriation bill The total amount
appropriated is S23 724 ,7lS. being SOS. .33S
less than the appropriation OF last year.
After discussion as to what was being done
in the subcommittee with the fertilization
bill, the conference report on the army bill
was agreed to-
Mr.. Dawes, from the conference commit
tee on the bill to provide for the allotment
of lands in severalty to Indians on various
reservations and to extend protection of the
laws of the United States and OF the territor-
les over the Indians. made report
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Beck, to amend the oleomargarne
law.
The resolution offered by Mr. Call some
time since (amended so as to instruct the at
torney general to bring suit for injunction
against the Florida Railway and Navigation
Co.. was called up.
Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate in oppos.
tion TO it.
/ At o'clock the presiding officer announced
the regular order to be unfinished business,
| the bill TO establish an agricultural expert
ment station.
Mr.. Blair moved to lay aside the unfinished
business and take up the proposed woman's
suffrage cons stitutlonal amendment; carried
% to l6
Mr.. Beck reminded the Senate of the no.
tice he gave last right of his purpose to press
the railroad attorney bill today, and alluded
to the long postponement of this measure. 1t
had already once been passed bv the Senate
and brought back for reconsideration A
very distinguished lady Miss Anthony had
sent for him three times this morning and he
refused to go out because he knew he would
be unable to refuse what she would ask.
| Mr. Beck was unfortunate, and backed by
the influence of the gallery proved too strong
for the array against him.
Even Senators Call and Beck, upon being
brought to the issue, voted against their own
measures and in favor OF the ladies. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Beck, Blair, Bowen, Brown,
Butler, Call, Cheney, Conger, Culom,
Dolph, Evarts, Farwell, Frye, Hale, Haw-
lev, Henderson, Mitchell of Oregon, Morrill,,
Palmer, Platt, Plumb, Ransom, Sherman,
Teller, Wilson of lowa-25.
Nays-Berry Blackburn. Cockrell, Coke,
George, Gibson, Gray Mcmillan, Morgan,
Payne, Pugh, Saulsbnry, Sawyer, Vest, Wal
teall, Whittehorne-l6
The fol!owin is the text of the proposed
amendment:
"The right of citizens Of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by State on account of
sex. Congress shall have power by appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions Of
this article"
The prs siding officer laid before the Senate
a message from the President transmitting
communication from the secretary of state
and committee on the subject Of the proposed
| Nicaraguan ship canal ordered printed.
Mr. Vest spoke in opposition to the wom-
ans suffrage resolution. If this govern
ment, he said, (the dream of philanthrOpsts
and PATRIOTS were ever destroyed it would
/ be through injudlcious, immature or corrupt
suffrage.
Mr. Blair made an argument in favor of
the resolution.
A vote was then taken on the resolution
and it was rejected-yeas l6, nays "a.
On motion of Mr.. Malone number of
bills for public buildings were taken from
the calendar and passed, including one ap-
proprating $25, 600 for Hanover, n. II.
Mr.. Beck gave notice that he would tomor-
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officer OF the Senate, it will be sent to the
President.
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